item: #1 of 3 id: 20442 author: Shoemaker, Henry W. title: A Catalogue of Early Pennsylvania and Other Firearms and Edged Weapons at "Restless Oaks", McElhattan, Pa. date: None words: 9230 flesch: 84 summary: FRENCH BRASS-BARREL FLINTLOCK PISTOL L. 12-1/2 Cannon-mouth barrel, brass mountings and lockplate, fishtail butt. L. 59 This gun is of the cheapest sort, with painted stock of some soft wood. keywords: arms; army; barrel; brass; cal; collection; condition; german; gun; mark; model; new; pennsylvania; percussion; pistol; ramrod; rifle; silver; stock; war cache: 20442.txt plain text: 20442.txt item: #2 of 3 id: 33287 author: Curling, H. Onslow title: Hints on the Use and Handling of Firearms Generally, and the Revolver in Particular date: None words: 7400 flesch: 66 summary: At ball practice men should refrain from talking, joking, and that ungentlemanly pastime known as _horse-play_. The many deplorable accidents resulting from the incautious handling of firearms is terrible to contemplate; and sportsmen and military men have frequently fallen victims to carelessness, to say nothing of novices. keywords: firing; man; muzzle; piece; practice; revolver; target; use; weapon cache: 33287.txt plain text: 33287.txt item: #3 of 3 id: 45989 author: Chase, Josephine title: Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders in the High Sierras date: None words: 50279 flesch: 89 summary: Stacy gave her a quick sidelong glance, and Hippy Wingate, observing the look, knew that war had been declared between Stacy Brown and Emma Dean. CHAPTER II AN INTERRUPTED SLEEP Right at this point, said the traveling salesman impressively, a train left the track and plunged into that ravine down there. None of the others had ever seen Stacy Brown, so they had not the least idea what was in store for them from the comedian of the Pony Rider Boys' outfit. keywords: away; boy; brown; camp; car; chunky; elfreda; emma; fire; ford; girls; grace; gray; head; hippy; know; lake; lieutenant; men; mountain; overland; overlanders; party; pony; right; sheriff; stacy; time; tom; trail; way; wingate; woo cache: 45989.txt plain text: 45989.txt